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Next generation of control programming: The evolution of memory

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The advancement of technology in industrial automation applications offers continuous new benefits to meet the changing needs of its users. This White Paper makes a perfect case in point: The progress of control programming software.

By Ron Bliss, Software Marketing Manager, Logix/NetLinx/Kinetix Business, Rockwell Automation

IT'S PROBABLY NOT what Darwin had in mind, but product evolution is a natural occurrence. Examples are found everywhere, from automobiles and airplanes to computers and televisions. Just imagine how different the world would be if Orville and Wilbur’s first airplane hadn’t evolved into the jet aircraft available today. The evolution of technology offers continuous new benefits to meet the changing needs of users.

This White Paper maintains that in industrial automation, products and solutions follow a similar development pattern. Technology advancements and constantly shifting plant-floor demands push suppliers to improve their offerings and ease of use. A perfect case in point: the progress of control programming software, driven by the need to eliminate errors and faults caused by reliance on physical memory addresses. By comparing three consecutive generations of programming software, the progress and resulting benefits are apparent

The evolution of programming software — from physical references to structured tag-based memory — provides user benefits throughout the lifecycle of a control system. This White Paper illustrates how programming software from each generation handles a common fault situation.

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